How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Spain: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Iraq

24.6%

in 2025

Spain

25.4%

in 2025

Iraq rank

50th

Spain rank

47th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Iraq
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 25.4% against 24.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 50th and Spain ranks 47th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.0%	18.0%	7.0%	Iraq
1970s	29.0%	21.1%	7.8%	Iraq
1980s	29.4%	21.7%	7.8%	Iraq
1990s	29.7%	22.4%	7.3%	Iraq
2000s	26.9%	22.9%	4.0%	Iraq
2010s	24.3%	24.5%	0.2%	Spain
2020s	24.3%	25.7%	1.4%	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Iraq or Spain?: Spain, at 25.4% against 24.6% in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Iraq and Spain?: 0.8%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Iraq ranks 50th and Spain ranks 47th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.